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The Vanishing Executive Assistant—NOT!

Office Dynamics

They are not paid the big bucks to manage a calendar and book flights. On top of that, these leaders don’t do a very good job of managing their schedules because they don’t have time to look at their calendar from a holistic perspective. A great executive assistant looks at the entire calendar for a month—what happened last week?

Calendars 325
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What does it take to be a successful office manager?

Page Personnel

They coordinate schedules, handle employee issues, negotiate with suppliers and work hard to ensure everyone gets along within the company culture. They oversee many aspects of daily operations, including hiring new staff and ensuring all necessary duties are completed on time and within the office budget.

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So do assistants think the role has diversified?

Practically Perfect PA

I’m now PA to him, his partner in another business (2 email addresses is fun!), This means everything from drafting memos and managing calendars to calling in prescriptions and rescheduling dental appointments. ” “Wow has my role diversified! I was hired 4 years ago as the PA to the Managing Director and that was it.

Finance 100
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Do Bad Bosses Breed Bad Bosses?

The Office Professionals Place

Some bad bosses believe that what they say goes and there is no room for negotiation. How to deal with it: If you keep your bosses calendar, you can ask him ahead of time if he needs anything in particular for the meeting or if you know the agenda you can suggest information your boss can take to the meeting and have it prepared.

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